Dental aesthetics: a comparison of patients, dental students, and dentists’ perception

• Autor(a) principal: Mol, Evelyne
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/11646
• topic: Dental aesthetics; Dentist's perception; Patient's perception; Estética dentária; Percepção do dentista; Percepção do paciente; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Médicas::Medicina Clínica

Objectives: The present study aimed to compare the dental aesthetic perception among patients, dental students and dentists with a survey. Materials and Methods: We have invited 50 patients, 50 dental students, and 50 dentists to construct a convenience sample of a total of 150 individuals to participate in our study. The survey consists of 10 multiple-choice questions, which were shown as photography, with 3 different photos for each question: Tooth color, Tooth alignment, Tooth shape, Dental exposure at rest, Incisal curve versus lower Lip, Smile line, Smile width (number of visible teeth), Entrance corridor, Upper interincisal line versus middle line, Occlusal plane versus commissure/horizontal line. The participants chose the most pleasing smile in their opinion. The tested hypothesis is: The categories of students and dentists will converge, and the opinion of patients will be poles apart. The significance value admissible is p < 0,05. Results: The present study aimed to confirm our hypothesis that: The categories of students and dentists will converge, and the opinion of patients will be poles apart. Conclusions: The present study aimed to confirm our hypothesis that: The categories of students and dentists will converge, and the opinion of patients will be poles apart. Indeed, our study showed that dental students share the same opinion as dentists. But patient perceptions did not significantly converge with either group.